FOUR YEAR STRONG Announces 25th-Anniversary Tour, Celebrates 20 Years Of 'Rise Or Die Trying'

New England rock band FOUR YEAR STRONG will celebrate its 25th anniversary as well as 20 years of its critically acclaimed sophomore album "Rise Or Die Trying" on a U.S. tour in early 2027. The band will be performing the album in full, including hit songs like "Heroes Get Remembered, Legends Never Die", "Bada Big! Wit' A Pipe!" and "Beatdown In The Key Of Happy", along with a selection of tracks from throughout their discography. Joining them on this momentous run will be special guests DRUG CHURCH, HEART ATTACK MAN and SUNBLOC. The tour will kick off on March 20 in Buffalo, with stops to follow in Detroit, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, Dallas, Nashville, New York, and more before wrapping with a hometown show in Boston on April 30.

The band shares: "2027 is a big year for us. Not only have we had 25 years as a band, playing incredible shows and tours, doing things we never dreamed we would do, but also 20 years ago we released 'Rise Or Die Trying', the record that started everything for us. It gave us the foundation for everything that came after.

"So, in celebration of two huge milestones in the FYS story, we are beyond stoked to announce we will be hitting the road next year to spend it with you all! We will be playing 'Rise Or Die Trying' in full, as well as songs that span the last 25 years, featuring lots of deep cuts and rare setlist appearances! We are incredibly pumped to be doing it with DRUG CHURCH, HEART ATTACK MAN and SUNBLOC.

"This is going to be something special, and we can't wait to spend it with all of you!"

A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Wednesday, October 21 at 2:00 p.m. ET and end on Thursday, October 22 at 10:00 p.m. local time. When prompted, type in the presale code "BBMRODT27" using the ticketing links below to access tickets before the general public. General on-sale will be Friday, October 23 at 10 a.m. local time.

For more information, visit fouryearstrong.com.

Tour dates:

March 20 - Buffalo, NY - Electric City ** (buy tickets)
March 21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Roxian Theatre (buy tickets)
March 23 - Cleveland, OH - The Roxy *** (buy tickets)
March 24 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre (buy tickets)
March 26 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave II ** (buy tickets)
March 27 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues (buy tickets)
March 28 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater (buy tickets)
March 30 - Denver, CO – Summit (buy tickets)
April 1 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot (buy tickets)
April 2 - Boise, ID - Treefort Music Festival
April 3 - Seattle, WA - El Corazón (buy tickets)
April 4 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater (buy tickets)
April 6 - Berkeley, CA - Cornerstone (buy tickets)
April 7 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues (buy tickets)
April 9 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory (buy tickets)
April 10 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex (buy tickets)
April 11 - Mesa, AZ - The Nile Theater (buy tickets)
April 13 - San Antonio, TX - Vibes Event Center (buy tickets)
April 14 - Dallas, TX - Studio at The Factory (buy tickets)
April 16 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl (buy tickets)
April 17 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Heaven) (buy tickets)
April 18 - Jacksonville, FL - FIVE (buy tickets)
April 20 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live (buy tickets)
April 21 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues (buy tickets)
April 23 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground (buy tickets)
April 24 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage (buy tickets)
April 25 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts (buy tickets)
April 27 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Stone Pony (buy tickets)
April 28 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza (buy tickets)
April 29 - Albany, NY - Empire Live (buy tickets)
April 30 - Boston, MA - Citizens House of Blues (buy tickets)

** No DRUG CHURCH
*** No HEART ATTACK MAN

FOUR YEAR STRONG's latest album, "Analysis Paralysis", was released in August 2024 via Pure Noise Records.

When it was time for FOUR YEAR STRONG to prep what would become their sixth album, "Analysis Paralysis", they were truly, finally, stumped. Vocalist/guitarists Dan O'Connor and Alan Day showed up to producer Will Putney's studio on day one of recording without a single finished song, in stark contrast to the 40-some ideas they brought to the table for 2020's "Brain Pain". The two spent those early days in a bedroom at Putney's house talking about, and listening to, music, desperate for a spark of inspiration. They found it by looking back: at what made "Brain Pain" a success and even the genesis of FOUR YEAR STRONG as a band as they rode their trademark sound — pop-punk energy, dexterous riffage and caustic hardcore spirit — to the top of the underground in the late aughts. Within a month, they'd completed nearly 80% of the album, like the ominous, metal-meets-industrial "Aftermath / Afterthought". They melded combustible hardcore rhythms with '90s alt-rock melodic bliss ("Uncooked"),dabbled in rough-around-the-edges reggae ("Out Of Touch") and swerved between vibe-heavy synths and thunderous breakdowns ("STFIL").

The result is an album that expands their classic sound in exciting ways — but through it all, it's unmistakably them: O'Connor and Day's distinctive vocals atop the airtight rhythm section prowess drummer Jake Massucco and bassist Joe Weiss provide. This deep into their career, there's really nothing that doesn't sound like FOUR YEAR STRONG with these four involved.